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New Synagogue in Leszno
Object Detail

Building Date
1796-1799

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates
1905; 1956; 1993

Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)

Community

Location
Poland | Wielkopolskie Voivodeship | Leszno
| 31 Narutowicza St.

Style

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Brick

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Museum

Present Usage Details

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person

Architectural Significance: Style

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance

Significance Rating
2 (Regional)

Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)

Bibliography
CJA; Bergman, Eleonora and Jan Jagelski, Zachowane synagogi i domy modlitwy w Polsce. Katalog. (Warsaw, 1996), p. 77 with ill.; Przemysław Burchard, Pamiątki i zabytki kultury Żydowskiej w Polsce (Warszawa, 1990), p. 108; http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/leszno/11,synagogues-prayer-houses-and-others/6028,synagogue-in-leszno-31-narutowicza-street-/

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Volume
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Photographer
Photograph Date
2009

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